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Tag: SMENA

SMENA 35 – Week 62 Results

May 22, 2014 mack505

The SMENA 35 is very much an updated plastic version of the SMENA 8M. The controls are virtually identical. Focus is via scale, delineated in meters, with cheat symbols (one head, two heads, family, mountain.) Aperture is set on the face of the lens, and this doubles as a film speed setting. Shutter speed can… Continue reading SMENA 35 – Week 62 Results →

Posted in 52 camerasTagged 35mm, SMENA, soviet, viewfinder

52 Cameras – Bonus – SMENA 8M results

May 1, 2013 mack505

I enjoyed shooting with the 8M. It does have its quirks; the shutter cocking lever tends to hit my finger when it releases, causing a slow shutter, and the film counter has the incorrect number of hash marks between the numbers rendering it mostly useless. It has a removable takeup spool; it seems as if… Continue reading 52 Cameras – Bonus – SMENA 8M results →

Posted in 52 camerasTagged 35mm, Communist, SMENA, viewfinder

52 Cameras – Bonus – SMENA 8M

April 30, 2013 mack5051 Comment

  In honor of International Commie Camera Day on May 1st, I've broken out the SMENA 8M. This little Russian box of plastic is about as simple as they come. Film speed is set by adjusting a small ring inside the lens; this actually sets the aperture, which is indicated on the opposite side of… Continue reading 52 Cameras – Bonus – SMENA 8M →

Posted in 52 camerasTagged 35mm, Communist, SMENA, viewfinder
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